Mop-head.



L. M. POOLE.

MOP HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7. 1917.

1,268,7 69. Patented June 4, 1918.

Pwle,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUCIA MELISSA POOLE, OF SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

MOP-HEAD.

Application filed March 7, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Loom MELrssA PooLn, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Jose, in the county of vSanta Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mop-Heads, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in the construction of mopheads, adapted for holding mop rags, dusting cloths and other articles,and the primary object of the invention is to simplify and improve theexisting art by producing an article of this character which shall be ofan extremely simple construction, wherein the cloth or rag may be easilyand quickly removed when desired, and which may be cheaply manufacturedand marketed.

lVith the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in thefollowing specification and fallin within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mop head constructed in accordancewith the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a view illustrating the arrangement of parts when the mopcloth is to be arranged upon or removed from the mop head,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 83 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. t is a sectional view approximately on the line 4% of Fig. 2.

The head essentially includes a metal substantially U-shaped yoke orframe 1, the connecting member of the same being centrally provided witha socket 2 which receives the handle 3. One of the side members or armsof the frame has its end formed with an eye 4-, while the opposite armis bent upon itself to provide what I will term a hook 6. Pivotallysecured to the eye 1 is a bar 7 the free end of the said bar beingprovided with a loop 8 to engage with. the hook 7. Slidably mounted uponthe arms of the frame is a second bar 9, which has both of its endsprovided with eyes 12, one to engage with the hook and the other tocontact with the eye of the arms of the frame, and it will be noted thatthis lastmentioned member 9 when moved in the direction of the handlewill be brought out of engagement with the first mentioned bar wherebyto permit of the said first mentioned bar being Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented June 4, 19] 8.

Serial No. 153,094.

disengaged from the hook of the frame and swung away from the frame.Pivotally secured to the socket 2 is a substantially rounded springmember or bail 11 that has its outer end formed with an inwardlyextending rounded depression 12 that is adapted to engage with the innerbar of the device and to force the latter into frictional contact withthe first mentioned bar.

By swinging the spring bar away from the inner bar it will be noted thatthe said inner bar may be moved longitudinally of the side members ofthe frame and out of frictional contact with the second bar, and ifdesired the said second bar may be released from its engagement with thehook of the frame and swung outwardly therefrom, so that mop rags or thelike of different dimensions may be easily and quickly arranged upon thedevice or removed therefrom as desired.

Form the above description, taken in cennection with the accompanyingdrawing, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereofwill, it is through, be perfectly apparent to those skiled in the art towhich such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device for the purpose set forth, a socket designed to receive ahandle, a substantially U shaped frame eentraly connected to the socket,a rod pivotally secured to the end of one of the arms of the frame,means for removably securing the second end of the rod to the second armof the frame, a second rod slidably mounted on the arms of the frame, aspring ring member hingedly conneeted with the socket and having aninwardly extending rounded depresed portion designed, when the rin isbrought to one position, to engage with the second mentioned rod to movethe same in the direction of the first mentioned rod and to hold thesaid second mentioned rod against the first mentioned rod.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth, a socket designed to receive ahandle, a frame comprising a member formed to provide spaced parallelarms which are inclined an: gularly and inwardly at their inner ends,and the central portion of the said frame passing centrally through thesocket, one of the arms of the frame havin its end provided with an eye,the secon arm of the said frame having its end inturned to provide ahook, a bar having both of its ends formed with eyes, one of said eyesengaging with the eye of the frame and the other designed to be engagedby the hook of the frame, a second bar having its ends formed with eyeswhich are arranged on the parallel arms of the frame, whereby the saidsecond mentioned rod is slidably connected to the frame, a spring ringmember passing through the socket at the end thereof, and arranged at aright angle with respect 'to the longitudinal plane of the frame, andsaid ring having an inwardly depressed portion at the outer sidethereof, designed to engage with the slidable rod to move the sameoutwardly of the frame and to retain the said slidable rod in frictionalengagement with the pivoted rod, when the ring is swung in a line withthe socket and the handle connected with the socket.

' In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LUCIA MELISSA POOLE.

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